Lomaridium contiguum, synonym Blechnum contiguum, is a fern in the family Blechnaceae. The specific epithet refers to the contiguous lobes of the fronds.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Blechnaceae |
| Genus: | Lomaridium |
| Species: | L. contiguum
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| Lomaridium contiguum (Mett.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich[1]
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Description
editThe plant is a climbing epiphytic fern. Its rhizome is long and covered with dense, narrowly lanceolate scales. Its fronds are 30–50 cm or more long and 5–12 cm wide.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe fern is found on Australia's subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, as well as on New Caledonia. On Lord Howe it is common in the cloud forest on the summits of Mounts Gower and Lidgbird.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019). "Lomaridium contiguum". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.11. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
- ^ a b c "Blechnum contiguum". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-01-27.
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